Adaptive Dynamic Range Optimization (ADRO): A Digital Amplification Strategy for Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants

Trends in Amplification

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-98

  Blamey, Peter J ^a  

^a Dynamic Hearing Pty Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC RANGE OPTIMIZATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DIGITAL AMPLIFICATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; MODEL; MULTIPLE FREQUENCY CHANNEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DATA COMPRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; NOISE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22144431875     PISSN: 10847138     EISSN: 19405588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108471380500900203     Document Type: Article

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